Greece

Greece is a splash of blue on a brilliant whitewashed church…a history that reaches back to our earliest childhood stories of heroes and Gods…a place where you can feel the beat of its heart within the sea breezes.

Finding the Blue Domed Church in Oia If you’ve ever looked at an advertisement for the island of Santorini Greece, chances are you’ve seen it. The iconic blue domed church that perfectly matches the blue sky with a backdrop of Santorini’s caldera in the Aegean Sea. You know the […]

PAROS, GREECE Here I go again, trying to capture the essence of a place in just 7 photos. This time it’s the island of Paros, Greece located in the heart of the Cyclades. Trying to capture character, breath of the land, and the feeling that this particular island speaks to […]

Yes, I’m one of THOSE people who post cat pictures. In fact, #Caturday on Instagram is my favorite day of the week. 🙂 To be honest, after visiting Greece last month it would have been VERY hard to take a picture without a cat in it. Greek cats are everywhere! […]

I have to admit that visiting the city of Athens wasn’t on my Top 10 cities to visit list. On a quick previous visit a few years ago I remembered it as being hot, dusty and very, very busy. This time, however, I decided to give this city a look […]

Across a small stretch of brilliant blue-green water we could see our destination less than one nautical mile away – the tiny island of Antiparos. Our host on Paros, the Greek Island where we were staying said it was not to be missed. Let’s go, we said! But how would […]

We began our Greek Island journey with Mykonos. We were awed by the multitude of colors and charm of the island – and of course, the cats! Then it was time to take the Blue Star Ferry down the Cyclades island chain to spend a bit of time on Santorini. […]

We would pick the windiest day of our visit to Naxos to climb the hill overlooking the city…but the “window to nowhere” was calling us. Even crashing waves and soaking wet paths couldn’t deter us from our mission. The Temple of Apollo stands like a beacon over the city port […]

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